Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) volunteers will be in the spotlight this week as Australians say ‘thank you’ during National Volunteer Week (9 – 15 May). Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Bill Byrne said from Queensland’s cities to remote communities, qualified QFES volunteers were always there to lend a hand. “The dedication of…
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WA 2016-17 State Budget: Major funding to boost to attract more WA events
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Western Australia will attract thousands of visitors by hosting even more major business, sporting and entertainment events, thanks to a $30 million investment in events funding in the 2016-17 State Budget. Premier and Tourism Minister Colin Barnett said the events funding would help Perth Stadium stage blockbuster events and allowed the Perth Convention Bureau (PCB)…
Congratulations to the TV Week Logie Winners
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Waleed Aly beat his fellow Project co-host and last year’s Gold Logie winner Carrie Bickmore, as well as Scott Cam, Essie Davis, Grant Denyer and social media favourite Lee Lin Chin. “It’s very humbling,” Waleed commented. “There is a statement being made by the audience when that happens, and that’s incredibly flattering. Because, I never…
Susan Sarandon coming to Melbourne for La Dolce Italia
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Eventcepts is incredibly excited to announce that preparations have begun for the arrival of Ms. Susan Sarandon into Melbourne, marking her first visit to the city. The Academy Award winning actress is traveling to participate in two La Dolce Italia events, where she will share tales of her revered life and career. Fittingly, Ms. Sarandon’s…
WA Interactive Coastal Waters Documentary
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Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said that six years of fieldwork, covering about 476,000 square kilometres and led by the WA Museum, had been captured on video beneath the Waves, showcasing the majesty of Western Australia’s Kimberley coastal and offshore waters and made available to the public. “But rather than presenting these extraordinary…
Corbell Reforming Double Jeopardy Laws
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Today ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbel has introduced new laws into the Legislative Assembly that will ensure that people acquitted of serious offences in cases where a trial has found to be tainted or fresh and compelling evidence has been found will be able to be retried. “The Supreme Court Amendment Bill 2016 provides a range…
Applications for ACT Multicultural Participation Grants Program Open
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Yvette Berry Minister for Multicultural and Youth Affairs is encouraging local community groups involved in promoting and nurturing cultural diversity across Canberra to apply for a share in the ACT Government’s $260,000 Participation (Multicultural) Grants Program. Minister Berry explained that the main aim of the grant program is to enhance the community through the provision…
Court Battle Surrounding Documentary The Opposition
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In a David-and-Goliath battle over a slice of Papua New Guinea paradise, Joe Moses, leader of the Paga Hill Settlement, struggles to save his 3,000 people before they are evicted. Battling it out in the courts, Joe may find his community replaced with a five star hotel and marina. The Opposition is an investigative documentary…
Pitt to Morrison: Don’t Short Change Queensland
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Queensland’s Treasurer Curtis Pitt says Queenslanders will have their chance at the coming federal election to pass judgement on any attempt to short-change the state on infrastructure spending in tomorrow night’s Federal Budget. “If NSW and Victoria receive the lion’s share of a suggested $5 billion for public transport infrastructure in the Federal Budget, then…
Budget 2016: Retaining Super Breaks for Women and Low Income Earners
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Industry Super Australia strongly welcomes reports today in the Australian Financial Review that the Budget will re-target high end super tax concessions to preserve savings incentives for women and other lower income earners. Robbie Campo, Deputy Chief Executive of Industry Super Australia, says if the reports prove correct then it will be a major win…